The fragrant, arching clusters of Butterfly Bush are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies. Really a shrub, plants are best treated like perennials and pruned back hard each spring, to maintain a compact, bushy habit. This selection has long wands of dark purple flowers, on a tall clump. Excellent for cutting. Removing faded flower heads will encourage plants to continue blooming. Drought and heat tolerant once established.
A charming semi weeping (umbrella-shaped) tree with flower trusses of delicate pink buds opening to white followed by stunning bright red fruits. Apple blossom scented flowers add to its many fine features. (Bristol, UK)
This variety is unique as the summer foliage is very attractive with crimson young leaves and growing tips and deep red stems. Enhanced autumn colours of two tone yellow and crimson.
A vigorous upright tree when young with bright green young leaves. Attractive white ‘apple blossom’ flowers in spring and large bright orange and red pear-shaped fruits in the autumn. One of the most popular for crab apple jelly despite its … Read More
Beautiful orange-red autumn colours. A profusion of small white flowers in spring. Unsatisfactory on shallow chalk. Very hardy.
This small, broadly columnar tree has brown flaking old bark which shows cinnamon coloured new bark beneath. The three lobed yellowish-green leaves turn red and scarlet in autumn. Pale greenish-yellow flowers in late spring. Grows best in sun and light shade and on … Read More
A good strong growing form with multicoloured copper and pink bark, one of the best forms of the albosinensis species.
One of the darkest barked birch with true plain chocolate bark in the early years changing to all shades of brown as it ages. (Wakehurst Place, Sussex)
This small, broadly columnar tree has brown flaking old bark which shows cinnamon coloured new bark beneath. The three lobed yellowish-green leaves turn red and scarlet in autumn. Pale greenish-yellow flowers in late spring. Grows best in sun and light shade and on … Read More